hoquet

^((h aspiré))\ɔ.kɛ\

/^((h aspiré))\ɔ.kɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“hoquet” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,538. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,538
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Secousse, choc, heurt.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hoquet · hoquet · French

hoquet · rank #31,538 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,538
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH homonyme

Nearest frequency peer: homonyme (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « hoquet »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « hoquet » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hoquet vs huet
67% similar
hoquet vs hornet
67% similar
hoquet vs hockey
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hoquet
PropertyValue
Headwordhoquet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɔ.kɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,538
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hoquet »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hoquetse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « homonyme » (#31,537), « horizontalement » (#31,539), « hihi » (#31,536). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hoquet » est au #31,538. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around hoquet (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.kɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,538 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hoquet, with forms such as "hhoquet", "hoqeut", and "hoqquet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "huet", "hornet", "hockey", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is hoquet, spelled H-O-Q-U-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Secousse, choc, heurt.
  2. 2
    Mouvement convulsif du diaphragme, qui s’accompagne d’une espèce de son articulé.
  3. 3
    Empêchement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hoquet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. L'un contre l'autre jetés Au moindre hoquet qu’ils trouvent.
  2. Pierre.– Le ciel me pèse sur la tête comme une voûte de prison, et il me semble que je respire dans les rues des quolibets et des hoquets d’ivrognes.

This word in other languages

hiccup(English)hipo(Español)Schluckauf(Deutsch)soluço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhoquet
  • hoqeut
  • hoqquet
  • hoquett
  • hoqute
  • houqet
  • hqouet
  • ohquet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hoquet - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhoquet1hoqeut2hoqquet1hoquett1hoqute2houqet2hqouet2ohquet2
Edit distance from "hoquet"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hoquet"?
"hoquet" is spelled H-O-Q-U-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.kɛ\.
What does "hoquet" mean?
As a noun, "hoquet" means: Secousse, choc, heurt.
What words are commonly confused with "hoquet"?
"hoquet" is commonly confused with "huet", "hornet", "hockey". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hoquet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hoquet" is ^((h aspiré))\ɔ.kɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hoquet" come from?
"hoquet" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hoquet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haddad#31,532gênait#31,531gérait#31,530ground#31,528

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

garous8 variantsfrêle8 variantsluxure8 variantsemmenez8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list